Senate File 2036 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2036 BY ANDERSON and KETTERING A BILL FOR An Act relating to rules adopted by the state board of 1 education for the provision and supervision of courses 2 delivered by means of telecommunications. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5400XS (5) 84 kh/rj

S.F. 2036 Section 1. Section 256.7, subsection 7, paragraph b, Code 1 Supplement 2011, is amended to read as follows: 2 b. The rules shall provide that when the curriculum is 3 taught by an appropriately licensed teacher at the location at 4 which the telecommunications originates, the curriculum shall 5 be received at a remote site shall be under the supervision of 6 a licensed teacher at any remote site . The licensed teacher at 7 the originating site may provide supervision of students at a 8 remote site or the school district in which the remote site is 9 located may provide for supervision at the remote site if the 10 school district deems it necessary or if requested to do so by 11 the licensed teacher at the originating site. For the purposes 12 of this subsection , “supervision” : 13 (1) “Supervision” means that the curriculum is monitored by 14 a proctor who need not be a licensed teacher and the teacher 15 is but shall be accessible to the students receiving the 16 curriculum by means of telecommunications. 17 (2) “Proctor” means a school librarian, school teacher, 18 school administrator, school guidance counselor, teacher 19 assistant, para-educator, or other individuals approved by the 20 department. 21 Sec. 2. Section 256.7, subsection 7, paragraph c, Code 22 Supplement 2011, is amended by striking the paragraph. 23 Sec. 3. Section 256.7, subsection 8, Code Supplement 2011, 24 is amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 25 thereof the following: 26 8. a. At the discretion of the board of directors of a 27 school district or the authorities in charge of a school, 28 after taking into consideration necessity, convenience, and 29 cost-effectiveness, brokered courses developed by outside 30 sources may be approved for use by a school district or school. 31 b. Courses used by a school district or school in 32 accordance with paragraph “a” shall be taught by means of 33 telecommunications by teachers licensed under chapter 272; 34 however, if the director determines special circumstances 35 -1- LSB 5400XS (5) 84 kh/rj 1/ 2

S.F. 2036 exist, the director may waive this requirement. 1 EXPLANATION 2 This bill directs that the rules adopted by the state 3 board of education for the use of telecommunications as an 4 instructional tool for students enrolled in kindergarten 5 through grade 12 must provide that when the curriculum is 6 taught by an appropriately licensed teacher at the location 7 at which the telecommunications originates, the curriculum 8 shall be received under supervision at any remote site. 9 “Supervision” is defined to mean that the curriculum is 10 monitored by a proctor who need not be a licensed teacher, but 11 shall be accessible to the students receiving the curriculum by 12 means of telecommunications. “Proctor” is defined to mean a 13 school librarian, school teacher, school administrator, school 14 guidance counselor, teacher assistant, para-educator, or other 15 individual approved by the department. 16 Also, at the discretion of the board of directors of a 17 school district or the authorities in charge of a school, 18 after taking into consideration necessity, convenience, and 19 cost-effectiveness, brokered courses developed by outside 20 sources may be approved for use by a school district or school. 21 Such courses shall be taught by means of telecommunications 22 by teachers licensed under Code chapter 272; however, if the 23 director of the department of education determines special 24 circumstances exist, the director may waive this requirement. 25 The bill eliminates language that provides that 26 telecommunications shall not be used by school districts as 27 the exclusive means to provide any course which is required 28 by the minimum educational standards for accreditation, and 29 a provision that requires the state board to establish an 30 advisory committee to make recommendations for rules on the use 31 of telecommunications as an instructional tool. 32 -2- LSB 5400XS (5) 84 kh/rj 2/ 2